The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-08-10

ton. and 81 miles from the mouth Of
the Kanawha River, called South
Side. It is something Of a shipping
point On account Of the RAILROAD
company having an incline connect
ing its main line with the river
On the opposite side of the river
from South Side, and immediately
on the bank thereof stands a large
deserted building, which attracts
the eye of the traveller passing on
the train, or when he occasionally
crosses the river, on an old, cheer
less. eomforHess, dilapidated old
ferrysboat. Within a radius of a
half mile of this deserted barrick
are about twenty-five saloons and a
printing office. Be it known to our
many readers, that, tradition has it,
that this marhmouth forbidding look
ing building which, stands on the
river bank as a sentinel, guarding
the approach from the ferry landing
and, whose very sombre appear
anee seems to indicate its. purpose
"No Irish need apply"-was built
during the time when memory of
man runneth not to the contrary,
as Hotel for the purpose of build
ing or booming town. The
saloons were established by philan-
throphists for the purpose of giving
returning strength to the tired;
worn;Out, and deceptive creatures
who had seen the flaming headlines
of the aforesaid newspaper and had
thought there was a village, or a
town or a prospect of either or Col.
Sellers lay out, on the river bank
opposite South Side. The aforesaid
newspaper was established by
Brother Purcell, from Ohio, ON ae-
count Of the multiplicity of the
saloons. He having lived and
reigned SO long in Ohio, where
personal liberty" had been and was
being continually assailed, where
free whiskey to-day, taxed whiskey
tO-morro&, and no whiskey the day
after, had so racked his sole, in
walking about and hunting it up,
that he determined to hunt pastures
new, and locate at the foot of a
mountain where the "De,o' was per
petual. We saw him last through
spy-glass, setting on an old pair
of hay scales Immediately below the
ferry-that is we were told it was
him-we could distinguish nothing
but his outlines for the flies that
were holding ratification meeting
over the last boom=let published by.
Brother PURCELL
N. -B.-We understand that Brol
Purcell denies thatit was him, and
proving his abb says that the in
gradients used in the beverage he.
uses, keeps his skin so hot that the
moment a fly lights on limit burns
its feet, and Immediately fys off.
The last seen or heard of Brother.
Purcell, was sweet musical refrain.
issuing from his lips resembling
somewhat the counting song. of the
bull-frog, in which we could dis
tinguish the words, "This is the
place 1 long have sought
East WAGaEsER tITEMs.-The,
weather is dry and hot, but the corn
has not suffered a great deal for
want of rain. If we get a good
shower within week, we shall ex-
pect a,good crop -
{ The fruit crop is very small this
year There were but few cherries
and pIums Apples will be scarce.
There are d good many peaches, but.
they are dwarfsh.
James Gray recently passed the
SID anniversary of his birthday
He enjoys good health, and has re-
markedly good eye-sight. He takes
three weekly newspapers, and per-
uses them very rapidly without the
use of spectacles. He never had to
use them,
The steam thresher, owned by
the Bumgarner Bros, has been
threshing in this District for two
weeks. 1t is a good machine, and
the Bumgarner "boys" have a
good deal of that quality commonly
called "push-"
There is quite number of good
looking and highly esteemed young
ladies in Locust Grove vicinity. IF
the reader doubts the assertion, the
writer refers him to Messrs Nelson
and Lorenzo Roush, of Oak Grove,
to attest to the truth of it.
One of the best Sunday schools
in this "neck o the woods" is the
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